Student engagement in urban schools : beyond neoliberal discourses

• Other Authors: McMahon, Brenda J. (Editor), Portelli, John P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2012.
• Series: Issues in the research, theory, policy, and practice of urban education.
• Subjects: Education, Urban.; Educational equalization.; Neoliberalism.; Education > History.; Educational administration and organization.; History of education.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781806615636
• DOI: 10.1108/978-1-61735-733-6
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 201 pages) : illustrations

The focus of this book extends the discourse on student engagement beyond prescriptive definitions and includes substantive ethical and political issues relating to this concept. As such, this collection includes voices of educational theorists, practitioners, and students. It provides a counter dis...